VATICAN CITY-- Reacting to a report that Pope John Paul II practiced self-mortification, including flagellation, experts in spirituality said ascetical practices are part of the Christian tradition, ...

Creative mortification would be if someone says your art sucks, so you stop pursuing a career in the arts altogether. Or if you quit your job after that brainstorming session because you thought you ...

Have you ever suffered creative mortification? Coined by educator Ronald Beghetto, the term describes losing your willingness to pursue a creative avenue following a negative outcome. Maybe you gave ...

All of you bible-banging head thumpers - or is that bible-thumping head bangers - should get ready to bellow hallelujah as loud as your guttural grind voice will let you. Australian Christian extreme ...

The standup’s amusing, sometimes dark reflections on eight personal setbacks shine a light on the comedy business and give succour to people who feel like a failure When comedians fail on stage they ...

Every year during Holy Week, I am asked why we have extreme forms of self-inflicted pain among Filipinos, the most dramatic of which are the flagellants and the ones who get themselves crucified.

You’re nervous. You’ve been writing and revising this poem for a week. You finally show it to your husband, and he dismisses it with a curt, “Meh.” You’ve been taking dance lessons for the past month ...